OUT OF PHASE


Meaning of OUT OF PHASE in English

adverb

1. : in or of different phases : of magnitudes whose maximum values are not simultaneous

2. : in an unsynchronized manner : not in step-by-step correspondence : not in correlation

windshield wipers were out of phase — Ralph Robin

the cultural evolution of man has got out of phase, and armaments have developed faster than inhibitions — Marston Bates

occasionally the Latin and the English are out of phase on the opposing pages — Times Literary Supplement

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.